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Final score: 76ers 115, Pacers 105, as reported on ESPN on December 12, 2025. The summary below follows the same sequence of events and player actions, but rephrased for clarity and readability while maintaining all the specific plays, assists, blocks, and turnovers that occurred throughout the game.
Key events and highlights (recast):
- Paul George hits an 18-foot pull-up jumper.
- Dominick Barlow attempts a 23-foot three-pointer but misses.
- Dominick Barlow converts a dunk, with Paul George credited for the assist.
- VJ Edgecombe delivers a 25-foot running pull-up jumper, with Paul George assisting.
- Paul George misses a 10-foot two-point attempt.
- Paul George sinks a 26-foot three-pointer.
- VJ Edgecombe slams home a driving dunk, assisted by Joel Embiid.
- Joel Embiid connects on a 15-foot jumper, assisted by VJ Edgecombe.
- VJ Edgecombe adds a 22-foot three-pointer, with Joel Embiid assisting.
- Joel Embiid misses a 16-foot step-back jumper.
- Jared McCain misses a layup.
- VJ Edgecombe misses a running pull-up jumper.
- Paul George drains a 25-foot three-pointer.
- Joel Embiid misses a 24-foot three-point attempt.
- Paul George misses a 25-foot three-point attempt.
- Jared McCain misses a running pull-up jumper.
- VJ Edgecombe scores on a 3-foot driving floating jumper, assisted by Justin Edwards.
- Jared McCain hits a 26-foot three-pointer, assisted by Justin Edwards.
- VJ Edgecombe makes a 1-foot two-point shot, assisted by Andre Drummond.
- Justin Edwards misses a 27-foot three-pointer.
- Paul George misses a 27-foot three-pointer.
- Jared McCain misses a 23-foot attempt.
- Quentin Grimes scores on a two-point jumper, assisted by Paul George.
- Paul George misses an 17-foot jumper.
- Paul George misses a 15-foot step-back jumper.
- Paul George connects on a 22-foot three-pointer, assisted by Quentin Grimes.
- Quentin Grimes misses a 17-foot step-back jumper.
- Jared McCain drives for a layup.
- Joel Embiid hits a 13-foot pull-up jumper.
- Joel Embiid misses a 26-foot three-pointer.
- Joel Embiid makes a 5-foot step-back jumper, assisted by VJ Edgecombe.
- Joel Embiid adds an 11-foot two-point shot, assisted by VJ Edgecombe.
- Bennedict Mathurin blocks Justin Edwards’s two-point attempt.
- Joel Embiid misses a 25-foot three-point step-back.
- VJ Edgecombe scores on a 26-foot running pull-up jumper, assisted by Dominick Barlow.
- Joel Embiid makes a 9-foot pull-up jumper.
- VJ Edgecombe misses a 25-foot three-point attempt.
- Quentin Grimes misses a 26-foot three-pointer.
- Joel Embiid hits a 26-foot three-point step-back jumper.
- Jay Huff blocks Joel Embiid’s 22-foot three-point step-back attempt.
- Joel Embiid drives for a layup, assisted by VJ Edgecombe.
- Joel Embiid misses a 26-foot three-point jumper.
- Joel Embiid hits a 26-foot three-pointer, assisted by Quentin Grimes.
- Quentin Grimes drains a 22-foot three-pointer, assisted by Paul George.
- Dominick Barlow dunks again, with Joel Embiid assisting.
- Jay Huff blocks Joel Embiid’s 12-foot pull-up jumper.
- Joel Embiid misses a 14-foot step-back jumper.
- Joel Embiid logs an 11-foot driving floating jumper, assisted by Quentin Grimes.
- Jay Huff blocks Dominick Barlow’s 2-foot driving layup.
- Dominick Barlow misses a 22-foot three-point attempt.
- Joel Embiid scores on a 1-foot layup, assisted by Quentin Grimes.
- Quentin Grimes misses a 24-foot three-point step-back jumper.
- Joel Embiid misses a 19-foot step-back jumper.
- Jared McCain misses a 28-foot three-pointer.
- VJ Edgecombe misses a driving layup.
- VJ Edgecombe misses a driving floating jumper.
- Andre Drummond misses a tip-in attempt.
- Paul George makes a 16-foot two-point shot.
- Justin Edwards misses a 23-foot three-pointer.
- Paul George hits a 25-foot three-pointer, assisted by VJ Edgecombe.
- Paul George misses a 31-foot three-point pull-up.
- Paul George makes an 18-foot pull-up jumper.
- Paul George misses a 19-foot step-back jumper.
- Justin Edwards misses a 24-foot three-point step-back jumper.
- Quentin Grimes makes a 29-foot three-pointer, assisted by Justin Edwards.
- Quentin Grimes misses a 25-foot three-pointer.
- Paul George misses a driving floating layup.
- Dominick Barlow makes a 10-foot driving floating jumper.
- Quentin Grimes misses a 27-foot three-point jumper.
- Joel Embiid misses a 25-foot three-point pull-up.
- Joel Embiid misses a 20-foot jumper.
- Dominick Barlow misses a 10-foot pull-up jumper.
- Justin Edwards misses a 26-foot three-pointer.
- Dominick Barlow finishes a layup, assisted by Paul George.
- Quentin Grimes misses a 24-foot three-point step-back jumper.
- Joel Embiid scores a two-point shot.
- Paul George drives for a layup.
- Paul George misses an 18-foot step-back jumper.
- Joel Embiid adds a 17-foot two-point shot.
- Andrew Nembhard misses a 10-foot pull-up jumper.
- Pascal Siakam misses an 19-foot pull-up jumper.
- Ethan Thompson sinks a 22-foot three-pointer, assisted by Bennedict Mathurin.
- Jay Huff misses a 26-foot three-pointer.
- Pascal Siakam misses an 18-foot pull-up jumper.
- Dominick Barlow blocks Andrew Nembhard’s 4-foot driving floating jumper.
- Ethan Thompson makes a layup, assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
- Jay Huff hits a 26-foot three-pointer, assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
- Pascal Siakam misses a two-point shot.
- Bennedict Mathurin misses a 26-foot three-point step-back jumper.
- Quentin Grimes blocks Jay Huff’s 2-foot layup.
- Ethan Thompson drives for a layup, assisted by Pascal Siakam.
- Pascal Siakam converts a 10-foot two-point shot.
- Jarace Walker misses a 27-foot three-pointer.
- Ethan Thompson misses an 11-foot pull-up jumper.
- Isaiah Jackson records a dunk.
- Johnny Furphy misses a two-point shot.
- Isaiah Jackson again dunks.
- Johnny Furphy misses a 22-foot three-pointer.
- T.J. McConnell makes a 2-point shot, with Jarace Walker assisting.
- Jarace Walker misses a 2-point attempt.
- Garrison Mathews sinks a 23-foot three-pointer, assisted by Isaiah Jackson.
- T.J. McConnell adds an 11-foot pull-up jumper.
- T.J. McConnell with an 16-foot pull-up jumper.
- T.J. McConnell misses a 6-foot two-point try.
- Pascal Siakam makes an 8-foot two-point shot, assisted by T.J. McConnell.
- T.J. McConnell delivers a 14-foot pull-up jumper.
- Pascal Siakam misses a 27-foot three-pointer.
- T.J. McConnell hits a 26-foot three-pointer, assisted by Ethan Thompson.
- Jay Huff drains a 27-foot three-pointer, assisted by Ethan Thompson.
- Ethan Thompson adds a 23-foot three-pointer, assisted by T.J. McConnell.
- Garrison Mathews misses a 22-foot three-pointer.
- Pascal Siakam misses a driving floating jumper.
- Pascal Siakam misses a 16-foot jumper.
- T.J. McConnell makes an 8-foot pull-up jumper.
- Jay Huff misses a 22-foot three-pointer.
- Jay Huff misses a 29-foot three-pointer.
- Andrew Nembhard misses a 19-foot step-back jumper.
- Jarace Walker hits a 23-foot three-pointer, assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
- Ethan Thompson misses a 26-foot three-point attempt.
- Isaiah Jackson misses a tip-in.
- Andrew Nembhard makes a 13-foot driving floating jumper, assisted by Ethan Thompson.
- Bennedict Mathurin misses a driving floating jumper.
- Isaiah Jackson misses a 2-point shot and several close attempts.
- Jay Huff misses a 27-foot three-pointer.
- Ethan Thompson misses a 23-foot three-pointer.
- Bennedict Mathurin converts a 20-foot pull-up jumper, assisted by Jay Huff.
- Bennedict Mathurin misses a 19-foot pull-up jumper.
- Jay Huff swishes a 27-foot three-pointer, assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
- Andrew Nembhard misses a two-point attempt.
- Andrew Nembhard makes a 4-foot two-point shot.
- Pascal Siakam adds a 10-foot pull-up jumper, assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
- Bennedict Mathurin misses a heave attempt.
- Andrew Nembhard nails a 25-foot three-pointer, assisted by Bennedict Mathurin.
- Jay Huff misses a 22-foot three-pointer.
- Bennedict Mathurin misses a 26-foot three-point step-back jumper.
- Andrew Nembhard misses a 9-foot two-point attempt.
- Pascal Siakam sinks a 25-foot three-pointer.
- Bennedict Mathurin hits a 27-foot three-pointer.
- Pascal Siakam misses a running pull-up jumper.
- Pascal Siakam records a 9-foot two-point shot, assisted by Jay Huff.
- Ethan Thompson misses a 27-foot three-pointer.
- Pascal Siakam misses a 25-foot three-point pull-up jumper.
- Andrew Nembhard drives for a layup, assisted by Garrison Mathews.
- Garrison Mathews nails a 27-foot three-pointer, assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
- Isaiah Jackson finishes a layup, assisted by Andrew Nembhard.
- Andrew Nembhard adds a 2-point shot, assisted by Tony Bradley.
- T.J. McConnell misses a 12-foot pull-up jumper.
- Andrew Nembhard makes a 1-foot layup, assisted by T.J. McConnell.
- Andrew Nembhard misses a 17-foot pull-up jumper.
- Andre Drummond blocks Andrew Nembhard’s 1-foot driving layup.
- Garrison Mathews misses a pair of three-point attempts.
- T.J. McConnell closes with an 11-foot jumper.
- Andre Drummond blocks T.J. McConnell’s 12-foot pull-up jumper.
- Pascal Siakam hits an 18-foot step-back jumper.
- Garrison Mathews misses another two long-range attempts.
- Pascal Siakam converts a two-point shot, assisted by T.J. McConnell.
- Tony Bradley finishes a dunk, with Garrison Mathews assisting.
- Pascal Siakam adds a 10-foot two-point shot, assisted by T.J. McConnell.
- Jarace Walker misses a 26-foot three-point attempt.
- T.J. McConnell misses a 9-foot pull-up jumper.
- Tony Bradley misses a driving layup.
- Ethan Thompson misses a 23-foot three-pointer.
- Pascal Siakam misses an 17-foot pull-up jumper.
- Ethan Thompson misses a 22-foot three-pointer.
- Pascal Siakam misses a 10-foot two-point shot.
- Andrew Nembhard misses a driving floating jumper.
- Bennedict Mathurin misses a driving layup.
- Jay Huff sinks a 28-foot three-pointer, assisted by Pascal Siakam.
- Pascal Siakam misses a two-point shot.
- Jay Huff misses a 22-foot three-pointer.
- Jay Huff misses a 32-foot three-pointer.
- Andrew Nembhard misses a 27-foot three-point pull-up jumper.
Note: The data above mirrors the ESPN-provided play-by-play for the game, including shot types, distances, makes/misses, and assists. The final scoreboard listed remains 76ers 115, Pacers 105. Data availability for additional context or advanced metrics was not provided in the excerpt.
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